Washing-machine



(No Model.)

0. G. NEWTON.

WASHING MACHINE.

N0. 391,913. Patented Oct. 30, 1888.

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OBADIAH G. NEWTON, OF TRENTON, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO EBASMUS XV. ALLEN, OF SENECA, KANSAS.

WASHENG MAGHlNE.

FQ'PECIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 391,913, dated October 30, 1888.

Application filed April 19, 1867.

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, OBADIAH G. NEWTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Trenton, in the county of Grundy and State of Mis souri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in \Vashing-llfachines; and I do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it apr0 pertains to make and use the same, reference suds-box, and which in operation moves the clothes through the suds-water and presses them between the top of the suds-box and the dasher at the end of each vibration.

The improvement further consists in the novel features hereinafter more fully described, claimed, and shown in the annexed drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a washingmachine embodying my invention, showing the 33 cover partially opened; Fig. 2, a side view, parts broken away, showing the operation of the dasher by dotted lines; and Fig. 3, a front view of the dasher detached.

The suds-box is of ordinary construction, and is composed of the sides A, the ends A, the bottom A, the hinged cover B, the top pieces, 0 and C, and the legs A The vibrating dasher is journaled in bearings b and b,secured to the under side of the hinged cover B. 5 One of thejournals, d, is extended beyondthe bearing 1) and projects a suificient distance, so the crank d will clear the side of the suds-box adjacent thereto, which sideis provided with the notch a in its upper edge to receive the Serial No. 235,386. (No model.)

journal when the cover is closed. The end of 5c the bearing 2) is removed, as shown, so that the dasher can be readily removed and placed in position. WVhen the cover is c1osed,the journal d, entering the notch a, prevents the accidental displacement of and holds the dasher in the hearing I). It is composed of a single wire or rod bent in a series of folds or loops, D, which are held together at one end by the clamp conr posed of two bars, 6 e, bolted together and having the upper ends of the folds held between them. The ends of the rod or wire are extended upward and are bent outward, forming the journals d and d and the crank 11.

In practice hot suds-water is placed in the suds-box with the articles to be washed, and the cover, with the dasher in position, is closed down. A to-and'fro movement of the crank imparts acorresponding movement to the dasher. The cover partially overlaps the top 0, and the dasher at each movement lifts the articles out of the sudswater and presses them be tween it and the top and draws the cover down close. hen the cover is opened, it withdraws the dasher from the suds'box, and it may be detached from the cover or folded upon the 5 same, so as to be out of the way.

Having thus described my invention, whatI claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

1. The combination, with the suds-box hav- So ing a notch in the upper edge of one of its sides, and the cover having bearings, one of said bearings having its end open, as shown, of the dasher journaled in the bearings and held in the open hearing by having thejournal fitted in the notch of the suds-box, substan tial] y as set forth.

2. The combination, with the wire or rod having a series of folds between its ends, which ends are extended, forming the journals and go the crank, of the clamp-bars applied to the ends of the folds, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

OBADIAI-I G. NEWTON.

Witnesses:

' W. P. THOMAS,

H. A. COLLIER. 

